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For his return Friday in Udinese, fifteen months after being the target of racist insults, the AC Milan goalkeeper and the French team Mike Maignan was whistled by the local ultra, before leaving injury after a violent shock with a teammate. The meeting was placed under close surveillance since an insulting banner targeting Maignan had been deployed Thursday on a bridge near the Udinese stadium.
As dreaded, the Udinese ultras reserved a stormy welcome in Maignan: as soon as he was heating each time he touched the ball during this opening meeting of the 32nd day of the Italian Championship, he was copiously whistled. As if the supporters of the Udinese were responsible for what had happened in January 2024: during the previous visit of Milan to Udine, the goalkeeper of the Blues had been the target of racist insults and monkey cries. He had left the field, imitated by his teammates, forcing the referee to briefly interrupt the match. Five Udinese supporters have since been banned from stadium.
And finally, an exit under the applause
However, in the 51st minute, all the spectators of the Bluenergy Stadium, including the Udinese ultras, retained their breath when Maignan, out of his repair surface to annihilate an opposing counter, struck hard, head against head, his defender Alex Jimenez. He collapsed on the ground and was surrounded by his teammates who immediately called the medical supervision of Milan. The emergency services then returned to the field and evacuated Maignan On a stretcher, under the applause this time.
AC Milan specified at first that it suffered from “a head trauma” and that it was “aware”. “The exams carried out in the hospital have emerged negative (for a head trauma). Maignan will stay under observation and will return on Saturday morning to Milan, ”said Club Lombard.
The duration of his unavailability is not yet known when AC Milan has a long-awaited meeting on April 23 against Inter with his semi-final return from the Italian Cup, the last competition where he can save his very disappointing season. Jimenez was able to take over the match, before he was released a few minutes later, obviously still struck.
Conceiçao salutes the attitude of Udinese ultras
At the time of the release of Maignan, replaced by Marco Sportielo, Milan led 2 to 0. The Rossoneri finally won 4 to 0 with in particular a goal from Théo Hernandez (74) but remain 9th in series A with 52 points, four lengths from 6th place, the last qualifier for a European competition.
“There is always a strange atmosphere in Udine (…) The Udinese ultras made a hell of a particular love at the start of the second period, we all think of Mike,” said Portuguese international Rafael Leão, author of the opening of the score. Conversely, his coach Sergio Conceiçao praised him the attitude of the supporters of the Udinese after the injury of Maignan: “I must congratulate them, they whistled the player, they applauded the man, it was a very beautiful gesture, as I rarely saw,” he insisted. Yeah, after having rotten him anyway during the whole match for strictly mind -blowing reasons …
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